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Tamarack is a city in
Aitkin County, Minnesota. Minnesota
State Highway 210 serves as a main route
in the community. According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 3.58 square miles
(9.27 km2), all of it land. The elevation
is 1,266 ft (386 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 94 people, 40 households, and 23
families residing in the city. The population density was 26.3
inhabitants per square mile (10.2/km2). There were 49 housing units at
an average density of 13.7 per square mile (5.3/km2). The racial makeup
of the city was 97.9% White, 1.1% Native American, and 1.1% from two or
more races.

There were 40 households of which 27.5% had children under the age of
18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 2.5%
had a female householder with no husband present, 10.0% had a male
householder with no wife present, and 42.5% were non-families. 37.5% of
all households were made up of individuals and 15% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.

The median age in the city was 36.4 years. 27.7% of residents were
under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.7% were
from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or
older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.2% male and 46.8% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 59
people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the
city. The population density was 16.4 people per square
mile (6.3/km˛). There were 48 housing units at an
average density of 13.3 per square mile (5.1/km˛). The
racial makeup of the city was 93.22% White, 1.69%
African American, and 5.08% from two or more races.
29.8% were of Norwegian, 21.1% Finnish, 19.3% Irish,
8.8% Polish, 8.8% Swedish, 7.0% German and 5.3% Scottish
ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 30 households out of which
23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
43.3% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 40.0%
were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up
of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the city the population was spread
out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24,
22.0% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49
years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.6
males.

The median income for a household in
the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family
was $21,875. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus
$7,083 for females. The per capita income for the city
was $35,197. There were 8.7% of families and 10.6% of
the population living below the poverty line, including
no under eighteens and 13.6% of those over 64.

TAMARACK is a village of the Northern Pacific Railroad
in Clark Township; incorporated as a village on July 26, 1921, and
separated from the township on October 18, 1921; grew up out of the
extensive peat- and tamarack-covered bogs when the Northern Pacific laid
track from Duluth to Brainerd. The first families arrived in the area
about 1874; although the community suffered great damage during the
Hinckley fire of 1894 and the 1918 fire, a land boom followed; its post
office began in 1898.